Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 8/28 and Beyond
It’s the final weekend of August as we jump into Labor Day weekend for a full lineup of amazing events! If you decided to stay in town, there are tons […]
Interview: Sunda New Asian Rolls Out Sushi Class Every Month
The Sushi Rolling Class at Sunda New Asian returns the first Saturday of every month from 4 – 5pm starting September 6 at both their River North and Fulton Market […]
Review: Fear Like a River, The Perils of Girlhood, by Melissa Fraterrigo
Growing up and living female in America is a perilous endeavor. There is the gropey swimming coach, the miscarriages, the catcalls as you ride your bike, the malicious male colleague, […]
Review: Filmmaking Debut To Kill a Wolf Is a Moody, Clever Retelling of Little Red Riding Hood
In this clever and modest retelling of “Little Red Riding Hood,” writer-director Kelsey Taylor’s To Kill A Wolf tells the story of a reclusive Oregon woodsman (known only as the […]
Review: Case Oats Soundtracks Your Favorite Time of Day on Last Missouri Exit
I’m not sure if anyone else is feeling this, but I sure as hell feel like I’m getting utterly spoiled this year with great Chicago music. Moontype, Smut, Free Range, […]
Review: Comedy and Tragedy in Chicago’s Storefront Theater World—The Very Last Production of King Lear by Richard Engling
Richard Engling is a Chicago theater guy—actor, director, artistic director. He’s taken his years of experience as the raw material for a trilogy of novels about life in Chicago storefront […]
Preview: Chicago Film Society hosts Technicolor Weekend, Featuring Vibrant 35mm Prints of Classics and Hidden Gems
This article was written by Nick Glover. From August 22 to August 24, the CFS screens a series of films all from 35mm Technicolor prints. The films being shown are […]
Review: Documentary Make Me Famous Presents an Artist’s Work Alongside Questions of Fame, Value and Ambition
This article was written by Nick Glover. “Who cares about his painting?” an actual quote from Make Me Famous, seems to be the question at the center of this documentary […]
Review: Riz Ahmed and Lily James Star in Relay, a Smart Thriller with 1970s Mystery Vibes
Something about director David Mackenzie’s (Hell or High Water, Outlaw King) tonal approach to his latest film, Relay, reminded me of the recent The Amateur, in that both are the […]
Review: Based on Real Events, Ron Howard’s Eden Delves into Humanity’s Basest Instincts on an Isolated Island
Based on a true story from about 100 years ago, writer Noah Pink and director Ron Howard tell the story of Dr. Friedrich Ritter (Jude Law) and his wife Dora […]
Review: Ethan Coen Again Eschews the Darkness of Past Films to Have Some Fun in Private-Eye Mystery Honey Don’t
With an ear for noir-ish dialogue and a visual style that still feels very much like his work with his brother Joel, Ethan Coen’s Honey Don’t once again teams the […]
Review: The Cozy, Lonely, Hilarious Boys Go to Jupiter
A glowing blue invertebrate washes ashore somewhere along the coast of Florida. A set of six-pack beer rings dangles from its head. Nearby, a group of teens does what it […]